Throughout his years before become a MLA, Whynott was involved with many community groups and organizations including the Knox United Church Council in Lower Sackville, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Dal/IWK Adolescent Mental Health Committee and the Sherbrooke Lake United Church Camp.
In 2006, Whynott was selected for an all-party group to travel to the Middle East in conjunction with the Canada Israel Committee to learn, first hand, about the conflict.
He followed this honor up with attending an international conference in Trinidad and Tobago and he has represented Canada at the United Nations, speaking at the UN's World Programme of Action for Youth.
On June 9, 2009, Whynott took the riding with more votes than the Liberal and Conservative candidates combined,[2] becoming the youngest MLA ever elected in Nova Scotia.
On November 26, 2010, he was named the Chair of the provincial Suburban Priorities Team,[4] and in 2011, he was chosen as a member of the provincial Cyberbullying Task Force where he facilitated focus groups across the province on the challenges and possible solutions to cyber bullying [5] On January 31, 2012, Whynott officially endorsed NDP leadership candidate Brian Topp for the Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada.